The theme park announced its plans for the 46th annual Scary Farm on Thursday night, Aug. 30. Always popular, the Scary Farm event typically sells out, boasting lively crowds every night. This year, the Scary Farm will be open select evenings Sept. 20-Oct. 31 and will feature 14 mazes and haunted attractions.

Popular mazes slated to return include Dark Ride, The Red Barn, Paranormal Inc. Pumpkin Eater, Shadow Lands, Special Ops: Infected and Trick-or-Treat: Lights Out. The Timber Mountain Log Ride: Halloween Hootenanny will be back as well.

The ever-popular show “The Hanging,” a Western-inspired parody with pop culture references, will hit the stage again. Fright fans will also be able to get their fill in the Ghost Town Streets, CarnEVIL and The Hollow scare zones.

Monsters and performers showcase their talents during the Knott’s Scary Farm Announcement Event in the Charles M. Schultz Theatre on Thursday August 30, 2018. (Photo by Keith Durflinger, Contributing Photographer)

Monsters and performers showcase their talents during the Knott’s Scary Farm Announcement Event in the Charles M. Schultz Theatre on Thursday August 30, 2018. (Photo by Keith Durflinger, Contributing Photographer)

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Monsters and performers showcase their talents during the Knott’s Scary Farm Announcement Event in the Charles M. Schultz Theatre on Thursday August 30, 2018. (Photo by Keith Durflinger, Contributing Photographer)

Monsters and performers showcase their talents during the Knott’s Scary Farm Announcement Event in the Charles M. Schultz Theatre on Thursday August 30, 2018. (Photo by Keith Durflinger, Contributing Photographer)

Monsters and performers showcase their talents during the Knott’s Scary Farm Announcement Event in the Charles M. Schultz Theatre on Thursday August 30, 2018. (Photo by Keith Durflinger, Contributing Photographer)

Monsters and performers showcase their talents during the Knott’s Scary Farm Announcement Event in the Charles M. Schultz Theatre on Thursday August 30, 2018. (Photo by Keith Durflinger, Contributing Photographer)

Monsters and performers showcase their talents during the Knott’s Scary Farm Announcement Event in the Charles M. Schultz Theatre on Thursday August 30, 2018. (Photo by Keith Durflinger, Contributing Photographer)

Monsters and performers showcase their talents during the Knott’s Scary Farm Announcement Event in the Charles M. Schultz Theatre on Thursday August 30, 2018. (Photo by Keith Durflinger, Contributing Photographer)

Monsters and performers showcase their talents during the Knott’s Scary Farm Announcement Event in the Charles M. Schultz Theatre on Thursday August 30, 2018. (Photo by Keith Durflinger, Contributing Photographer)

A new idea this year has been to turn the entire park into an attraction, with an emphasis on themed landscaping and decor and enhanced ride lighting, as well as having some roller coasters, including Silver Bullet, operate in complete darkness.

Two new mazes are Dark Entities, in which guests are sent to investigate a lone space station where an unknown being is seeking a host, and The Depths, in which they explore the caves where a mining crew disappeared. Rumors say their lives were taken by mythical creatures but only you know the truth.

Another new maze! The Depths, you go through caves (located near the ocean) that have vicious creatures, like a giant octopus 🐙! It’s set in the 1940s, too. pic.twitter.com/aSbD5uodc2

There will also be a new Forsaken Lake scare zone in the area under the Silver Bullet roller coaster that will feature gothic creatures coming out of murky water and old-time funeral processions. Another new addition will be a dance party in Fiesta Village with Awaken the Dead, sugar skull go-go dancers and live DJs.

Shows!! Returning this year is “The Hanging.” It’s Western-inspired and features a parody on current pop culture. Seems like a fan fav! pic.twitter.com/TPdmQblvVB

Tickets for Knott’s Scary Farm are available now online at www.knotts.com/tickets-passes/scary-farm. Advance prices are currently $42 and up per night, $120 with Fright and Fast Lane and $149 with Fright and Fast Lane, Boo-fet and parking. A season pass for the event is currently $95.

Michelle Mills has been an entertainment and features reporter for the Southern California News Group since 1999. She has interviewed such notables as Weird Al Yankovic, Glen Campbell, Alice Cooper, Debbie Allen, Ernest Borgnine (during an earthquake) and Adam Young (Owl City). She was the 31st Occasional Pasadena Doo Dah Parade Queen reigning 2007-2009. She is a professional belly dancer (swordwork is her specialty) and also studies Polynesian and Tahitian dance.

As social media producer, Angela Ratzlaff creates and shares social media content for all of the Southern California News Group and pays special attention to the South Bay, Long Beach and Orange County communities. She also covers special events through social accounts. In her free time, she photographs local Southern Californian bands and DJs shows.